Cornell University - Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

Campus Information

School Website:	Cornell University
Address:	410 Thurston Ave Ithaca, NY 14853 USA Map It
Phone Numbers:	Office: (607) 255-9772 Office Fax:
Public/Private:	Private
Commuter Campus?	No
Enrollment:
Undergraduate:	13200
Graduate:	6300
Jewish Enrollment:
Undergraduate:	3000
Graduate:	500
Approximate number of Jewish Studies courses:	46
Jewish Studies Major or Minor:	Minor,Major
University has program in Israel:	Yes
Religious Services:	On Campus
Kosher Food Available on Campus:	Yes
US Region:	Northeast

Hillel Information

Hillel Name:	Cornell Hillel
Hillel Website:	Cornell Hillel
Hillel Campus Address:	G-34 Anabel Taylor Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
Phone Numbers:	Office: (607) 255-4227 Office Fax: (607) 255-8513
This Hillel has its own building:	No
Hillel Staff:	Mr. Hal Ossman Executive Director hjo9@cornell.edu Rabbi Kate Speizer Associate Director and Campus Rabbi ks667@cornell.edu Office Phone: (607) 255-9772 Office Fax: (607) 255-8513 Brian Fink Rabbi bdf44@cornell.edu Office Phone: (607) 255-9721 Office Fax: (607) 255-8513 Igor Khokhlov Program and Marketing Director alterigor@gmail.com Mrs. Rachel Ossman Senior Development Associate reo32@cornell.edu Gil Naor Israel Fellow gn88@cornell.edu Michal Nitzany Office Coordinator mn447@cornell.edu Rabbi Ami Silver ads297@cornell.edu Eliana Silver elianak@gmail.com

The following groups offer activities on this campus:
Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Fraternity and Foundation
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Chabad-Lubavitch World Center
KESHER/Union for Reform Judaism
KOACH-The Center for Conservative Judaism on Campus
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity
Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) Fraternity and Foundation
Hillel offers activities in the following areas and for these groups:
A Cappella
Academic area (undergraduates)
Athletic/sports
Birthright Israel Alumni
Business school students
Campus leaders
Campus-wide activities/traditions
Career/Internships
Community leaders
Community service/social action
Conservative movement
Dorm/residential halls
Environment
First-year students
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Graduate Students (general arts & sciences)
Greeks
Holocaust
Israel
Israeli/folk dance
Jewish Holidays
Jewish learning/education
Klezmer
Kosher issues/meal plan
Law students
Multiculturalism
Off-campus housing
Orthodox students
Reform Students

Hillel offers the following religious services:
Conservative/Egalitarian
Orthodox (traditional)
Pluralistic/Combined minyan
Reform

Kosher meals are offered:
Full Kosher Plan (14-21 meals weekly)

Campus Profile:

Cornell Hillel is the main gateway for Cornell students to get involved in the many facets of Jewish life on campus. With our students, faculty and staff we continuously strive to create a broadly defined Jewish campus culture, which is intrinsically intertwined with the culture of Cornell University. There are approximately 3,500 Jewish students at Cornell, comprising 22% of the student body. In addition, there are over 30 different Jewish student organizations, including everything from Beketsev Latin-Israeli Dance to the Cornell Israel Public Affairs Committee (CIPAC). Together, these student organizations sponsor over 400 events and activities each year.Some of our activities include spending Shabbat in the great outdoors, listening to our very own Jewish a capella group sing under an arch on North Campus, and eating meals at 104 West!, the best Kosher dining in town. When it comes to traveling, we have sent students to Israel, Cuba, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia and Mexico (and you won't believe where we're going this year!). To find out more, and to get connected to all of these groups and events, come visit us in G-34 Anabel Taylor Hall!